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Showing 11011110 of 43491 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 Apr. 2012 – no. 11-13.527

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-11

…he management of data relating to exhibition centres and commercial events provided by registrants; 3° The provision to the public, via a website, of data relating to registered exhibition centres and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-11

…ithout informing the parties to whom he will have acted as intermediary, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros without prejudice to the parties' action for damages. If he is registered on the list of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Departmental Advisory Committee (R)

Article R1425-11

The chairman of the commission shall be elected by an absolute majority of the votes cast. If this election is not won after the first two rounds of voting, a third round shall be held and the electio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R541-11

The period of time after which the AMF's silence on applications for professional certification from bodies organising examinations to verify the professional knowledge of financial investment adviser…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-119

In the case provided for in the second paragraph of article 37 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, concerning companies adopting the status of sociétés coopératives, the net assets of the company,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-19

…h failure to comply may not result in conviction under article 227-4-2 of the French Criminal Code; 3° The fact that this party voluntarily approaches the victim in disregard of the warning distance c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-11

…l cooperation, on the other hand, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article L. 1424-24-3, each mayor and each chairman of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation has, withi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-11

…e professional rules ; 2° The composition and operation of the committee referred to in Article L. 4361-4 and the conditions under which the person concerned is subject to a compensation measure; 3° T…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210-11

…he parties of an application relating to the exercise of parental authority, pursuant to Article 29(3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Implementing provisions

Article L5134-119

…ependent elderly people, designed to promote an improvement in the quality of life of these people; 3° The adaptations required to take account of the specific situation of the overseas territorial co…

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